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Title: Lateral Thinking presented by Steve Kungel and Veronica Wong Six Thinking Hats presented by Theresa


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Lateral Thinkingpresented by Steve Kungel and
Veronica WongSix Thinking Hatspresented by
Theresa Magee As it pertains to
Adolescentspresented by Veronica Wong
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Lateral Thinking
  • Presented by Steve Kungel and
  • Veronica Wong

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De bono Lateral Thinking
  • De bono said that the mind is efficient at
    establishing concept patterns, but not at
    restructuring them to bring them up to date.

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Traditional vertical thinking verses lateral
thinking
  • Vertical thinking can be typified by looking for
    a solution that will work based strictly upon
    logic.
  • Vertical thinking follows the most likely paths
    to solving a problem.
  • Lateral thinking follows the least likely path.
  • THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX

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WHAT IS LATERAL THINKING?
  • Lateral thinking is closely related to creativity
    and/or the ability to use creativity within the
    problem-solving process.
  • Lateral thinking is a process prompting us to
    think in different ways.
  • Not simply discarding ideas simply because they
    are out of the norm in their approach to a
    problem.

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Principle
  • To get a different perspective on a problem, try
    breaking the elements up and recombining them in
    a different way (perhaps randomly).

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Techniques of lateral thinking
  • 1. The generation of alternatives-restructuring a
    pattern into a new pattern
  • 2. Challenging assumptions-challenging set
    efficient methods as being the best solution to a
    problem
  • 3. Innovations-why do we do things this way?
  • 4. Suspended Judgment-not discarding an idea
    immediately when we think it will not work.
  • 5. Design-purpose view solutions from different
    angles

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  • 6. Dominant ideas and crucial factors -standard
    approaches to problems solving are identified in
    order to highlight these could be vertical
    approaches to problem solving
  • 7. Fractionalization -breaking down a problem
    into different pieces that you would not normally
    use in order to generate alternative ways of
    looking at a situation
  • 8. Reversal method -method of creating new
    approaches
  • 9. Brainstorming
  • 10. Analogies.
  • 11. Choice of entry point and attention area

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  • 12. Random stimulation
  • 13. Concepts, Divisions, Polarization
  • 14. The new word po
  • 15. Blocked by openness
  • 16. Description/Problem solving and Design

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Four Critical Factors Associated with Lateral
Thinking
  • Recognize dominant ideas that polarize perception
    of a problem,
  • Searching for different ways of looking at
    things,
  • Relaxation of rigid control of thinking, and
  • Use of chance to encourage other ideas. This last
    factor has to do with the fact that lateral
    thinking involves low-probability ideas, which
    are unlikely to occur in the normal course of
    events.

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Six Thinking Hats
  • From Dr. Edward de Bono
  • Creator of Lateral Thinking

November 2003 Presented by Theresa Magee
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Purpose of Six Hat Thinking
  • To unscramble thinking
  • One mode at a time - not everything at once
  • Away from argument style to mapmaking style
  • Make the map
  • Choose a route on the map
  • Establish rules of the game
  • Game mapmaking as distinct from argument

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Six Thinking Hats
  • de Bono separates thinking into six distinct
    thinking modes identified with six colored
    thinking hats.

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Six Thinking Hats
  • Putting On a hat
  • Focuses thinking
  • Switching hats
  • Redirects thinking
  • The color of each hat is also related to its
    function.

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Six Thinking Hats
  • Thinking becomes a game
  • With defined rules
  • rather than exhortation or condemnation.

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Six Thinking Hats
White
  • Facts, figures and
  • objective information
  • (white is neutral and objective)

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Six Thinking Hats
Red
  • Emotions and feelings
  • (red suggests anger, rage and emotions)

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Six Thinking Hats
Black
  • Logical negative thoughts
  • (black is gloomy and negative)

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Six Thinking Hats
Yellow
  • Positive constructive thoughts
  • (yellow is sunny and positive)

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Six Thinking Hats
Green
  • Creativity and new ideas
  • (green is grass, vegetation, and abundant fertile
    growth)

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Six Thinking Hats
Blue
  • Control of the other hats
  • and thinking steps
  • (blue is cool, color of the sky, which is above
    everything else)

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White Hat Thinking
  • Imagine being a computer
  • Neutral and objective
  • Is a discipline and a direction.

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Red Hat Thinking
  • Allows the thinker to say This is how I feel
    about the matter.
  • Opposite of neutral, objective information
  • Hunches, intuitions, impressions
  • No need to justify, give reasons or the basis
  • Red hat legitimizes emotions and feelings as an
    important part of thinking.

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Black Hat Thinking
  • Specifically concerned with negative assessment
  • Points out what is wrong, incorrect and in error
  • Why something will not work
  • Points out risks and dangers
  • Points out faults in a design
  • It is not an argument but to put negative
    elements on the map
  • Can ask negative questions.

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Yellow Hat Thinking
  • Is positive and constructive
  • Concerned with positive assessment
  • Covers a positive spectrum
  • From logical and practical
  • To dreams, visions and hopes
  • Probes and explores for value and benefit
  • Effectiveness is the aim
  • Can be speculative and opportunity seeking.

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Green Hat Thinking
  • Creative thinking
  • Both thinker and listener should be wearing green
    hats
  • New ideas, concepts and perceptions
  • Change
  • New approaches to problems, search for
    alternatives.

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Blue Hat Thinking
  • Focus
  • Ask the right questions
  • Define the problem(s)
  • Set the thinking tasks
  • Responsible for summaries, overviews and
    conclusions
  • Monitors the thinking, ensures the rules of the
    game are observed
  • Stops argument and enforces the discipline.

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As it pertains to students
  • Veronica Wong

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How do students benefit from this?
  • Learn to think outside the box
  • Gain confidence, boost self esteem
  • Exercise creativity
  • Lateral thinking can be applied in all subject
    areas in school and in many cases outside of
    school.
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